New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-15

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Feeotaisia tAsn has ~ ossn soco7ed 70 snem N.
sf1Aut mainly such trses - indigenous 70 ING
climate in which you plant b . god rule cr nov
only excludes IN ths msn brsgn species put ~.
ibx example. The ne Ia tho East OF trees . M
Pacific Slope. whore the climate Y more oissl"a,
from our ewn than h thaa Of Eastern AsIA In a.. "a
other section, however, Mr. Ternow eovocSs 49,
insroaaes.n o. the Norwsy spruce whenever
a foreign tree has proved its value there snomo 70
no hesitation about usn4 t. western pisn,ois, Hr
example, have found the European aa o. ~ newly
r,.n,sa sorcst ARCS. II II not improbable that on
he pIaips trees from tho great eentrs'
plateau Ut Eastern Europe may DO m.uo " p,ss =.
part In forest economy, for tho cnma'es oh
Gasa two regions are not dissimilar Reports from
california seem to Indicate that the English OAK may
be proftably naturalized there The tree IL OF no
economical value hero but tho climate OF western
Europe differs less from that OF tho Pacfnc states
than from our own. Few foreign trees have pech
tried hero undcr good forest conditions but nearly
every important European treo has been planted ana
n few of them give promise of success That most
Of them have failed where our own flourish Is the Ios
20 be regretted when consider the wonderful
wealth Of arborescent forms In our native woods a
compared with tho limited NUMBER OK EuropoSis
species.
In the ccnsus catalogue 412 species Of native trees
are named, and 20 species have since been de-
tected. Prom these Mr. Fsrnow makes list OF %
of tho most important timber trees" Tho iist Is
called "prelImnary,n and further study and expert.
ence will probably lead to its modification In severA
particulars Lawson's cypress for example. Ia omitted
although 1t the most valuable OF the whole cupressns
tribe, very important factor In the Pacific iumper
supply and Of the most splendid trees IN INC
world, Another tree not mentioned Is Pinus Month
COLA the most valuable species In the northern IN
terror region, first rate timber tree and one that VIII
endure drouth than any OF the white pines mo
omission of Frcmonts poplar IL easier to explain Do
cause il is of importance for hrewoOd than TIM
her. In Southern California and Arizona however,
tho settlers depend upon It largely for fuel poiaing
IL every year Why the three Pacific hrs-Abies
grants, A n0bfts and A Amabtiis-arc descnDed rs
probably" useful I'm the East hardly appears. how
many specimens Of A. amabiiis are growing east OF
the Rocky Mountains This tree was practically lost
TO cultivation for half o century, being known only
by q few European specimens Half dozen years ago
IL was rcdscevered by Engeimann and sargent-aid
IL any Of the seedlings they sent home are still living
the fact is not generally known. The great silver
fir "a. Handisl is q hardy and rapid grower ON tho
Oregon coast, but Is trEder as a camellia In Now
England and 1t is questionable whether the red mr.
"a nobiis) will be Of this side OF the con-
tinental divide The Sitka spruce Is certainly not
hardy the Northeastern States, and the little ex-
peronce that has been gained In planting the redwood
the Southern Atlantic states is not encourag
Ing. Pnus ponderossa is recommended for trial
ON the praries, but 1t IL The testimony
of Robert Douglas, who has tried 1t repeatedly that t
is invariably carried off by destructive fungus.
Foxtan pine n. Baliourana) is recommended for re-
foresting southern exposures Of Western mountains,
but this Is SOW growing tree and difficult 10 trans
plant. For the purpose recommended +. feNhls-a
Of the locatlonwOuld be preferable.
And why Is Pinus mtis noted as the pine OF future
Southern forestry II Is an excellent tree but 10 Ia
practically unknown in the maritime pine belt, repro
ducing itself ony certain northern parts Of the Gulf
States Have we sufficient data for prOnOuncing
L. glabra the most rapid growing pine, or the live
oak the most rapid growing and most shade enduring
Of all the oaks, or tho burr oak moro shade en-
during than the white oak
These a few OF the questions suggested by
examination Of this list, and many others Will be asked
before all the Information need Is gwen. mr.
Fernow states that biological studies of several
important trees have been undertaken 10y competent
and monographs the white pine, tho long
leaved Southern pine and the bad cypress have been
completed. They may have been printed but If 50
the fact is not generally known has the report
on Western tree planting 10 which Mr. Fernow refers,
been very generally distributed These are doc
umcnts which should be made available TO all who
interested in forestry, and We may add that the
subject Of this ought TO be published sepa-
rately.